by gpafest2019 | May 10, 2022
Thomas/Ortiz Dance, recipient of a 2020 Artists’ Award, will perform the piece Together, which was commissioned by a festival grant, as part of its upcoming show at the Darien Arts Center. The performance, on Saturday, May 14, will showcase Together and another new...
by gpafest2019 | May 10, 2022
Our friends at the Clinton Arts Council and Clinton Art Society are calling for visual artists and vendors to participate in the town’s first annual visual arts festival, a free event that will take place July 30 in downtown Clinton. The festival will feature...
by gpafest2019 | May 10, 2022
Steve Van Ness has joined us as head of production. Steve is president of Impact Arts Events Group, which produces arts, community and cultural festivals; corporate events; and performing-arts programming, residencies and tours. He coordinated videography for the 2021...
by gpafest2019 | May 10, 2022
We’d love you take a few minutes to read through our 2021 Impact Report, which we published in April to report on the 2021 festival and the impact it had on the community in entertainment and education. Though the number of shows, workshops and audience members...
by gpafest2019 | Apr 24, 2022
The main act in the 36-hour fundraising frenzy known as The Great Give will be May 4-5, but you can start donating on Monday, April 25. We’ve traditionally raised nearly half of the funds for our Artists’ Awards grant program through the Great Give, so please...
by gpafest2019 | Feb 4, 2022
After premiering the festival-commissioned dance duet Blurring the Surface at the 2021 festival, Iddi Saaka, Shirley Sullivan and John Dankwa performed it as part of Wesleyan University’s Fall Faculty Dance Concert in December. Saaka, assistant professor of dance at...